The Prehistoric Society
Registered charity 1000567 CIO Registered since 1990
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Dr Adelle Ann Bricking since 2024
- Dr George Arthur Prew since 2023
- Dr Jennifer Lauren Wexler since 2023
- Dr Jessica Sarah Bates since 2023
- Dr Lisa-Elen Meyering since 2022
- Dr Meredith Jane Iris Laing since 2022
- Dr Oliver Philip Davis since 2023
- Dr Rachel Elaine Pope since 2022
- Dr Robert Howard Bewley since 2025
- Dr Rupert Andrew Housley since 2022
- Dr Sally Louise Longworth since 2026
2.8y median 3y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
6.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dr Adelle Ann Bricking since 2024
- Dr George Arthur Prew since 2023
- Dr Jennifer Lauren Wexler since 2023
- Dr Jessica Sarah Bates since 2023
- Dr Lisa-Elen Meyering since 2022
- Dr Meredith Jane Iris Laing since 2022
- Dr Rachel Elaine Pope since 2022
- Dr Rupert Andrew Housley since 2022
- Dr Sally Louise Longworth since 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Oliver Philip Davis since 2023
- Dr Robert Howard Bewley since 2025
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 10Environment/conservation/heritage 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Tech and media 1
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£66k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Cardiff Archaeological Society 1 shared trustee
- Anglo-Jordanian Society 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Murray Downland Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Friends of Mount Athos Similar size; both Environment
- Development Education in Dorset (Deed) Similar size; both Environment
- ART in the Park Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.prehistoricsociety.org |
| prehistoric@ucl.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 02073238579 |
| Address | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, 31-34 GORDON SQUARE, LONDON, WC1H 0PY |
Finances
£66,069 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £58,447 | £58,738 |
| 2021 | £66,688 | £61,928 |
| 2022 | £63,908 | £44,537 |
| 2023 | £69,831 | £102,020 |
| 2024 | £66,069 | £90,624 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE INTEREST IN PREHISTORY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND ALLIED SUBJECTS AND TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONDATED 01 JUL 2025
Trustees (11)
11trustees
62median age
0aged 70+
- Dr Adelle Ann Bricking since 2024
- Dr George Arthur Prew since 2023
- Dr Jennifer Lauren Wexler since 2023
- Dr Jessica Sarah Bates since 2023
- Dr Lisa-Elen Meyering since 2022
- Dr Meredith Jane Iris Laing since 2022
- Dr Oliver Philip Davis since 2023
- Dr Rachel Elaine Pope since 2022
- Dr Robert Howard Bewley since 2025
- Dr Rupert Andrew Housley since 2022
- Dr Sally Louise Longworthage band 60-64 since 2026
Connected charities (2)
- Anglo-Jordanian Society 1 shared trustee
- Cardiff Archaeological Society 1 shared trustee
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